Management and structure

Management Team

José Andrés Torres Mora

José Andrés Torres Mora is CEO of Acción Cultural Española.
presidencia@accioncultural.es

Doctor of Sociology. Professor of Sociology at the Complutense University of Madrid. During the legislatures VIII, IX, X, XI and XII, he was a deputy for Malaga in the Congress of Deputies.
President of the Education Commission, Vice President of the Constitutional Commission and Spokesman of the Committee on Culture of the Congress of Deputies. He was also a Member of the Subcommittee for the elaboration of a Statute of the Artist and Speaker of the Bill of Intellectual Property.
Between 1997-2000, he served as director of San Juan Evangelista University College and is the author of two books, and numerous academic and opinion articles.

Juan Luis Gordo Pérez

Juan Luis Gordo Pérez is Chief Financial Officer at Acción Cultural Española.
dirfinanciera@accioncultural.es

Industrial Engineer, specialized in the organization area, has been linked to the Public Function since 1986 as a Senior Management Technician. He has held various management positions in the State health network in different hospitals in Madrid, such as the Hospital “12 de Octubre”, Hospital Clínico or Severo Ochoa. He has also been Deputy Director General for Economic and Personnel of the Insalud and Deputy Director General for Healthcare of the National Institute of Health Management.

Between 2000 and 2004 he was deputy delegate of the Government in the province of Segovia. During the 9th legislature he was elected senator for Segovia; and in the 10th, 11th and 12th legislatures, a national deputy for the same constituency. In Congress he has held the position of Second Secretary of the Board in the 12th legislature, and that of spokesman for Development, spokesperson for the RTVE Commission and vice spokesperson for the Commission of the Court of Accounts throughout the various legislatures.

Between 1995 and 2004 he has been linked to the Carlos III University of Madrid as an associate professor at the Polytechnic School in the area of ​​Mechanical Engineering.
Inmaculada Ballesteros

Inmaculada Ballesteros is Director of Programming at Acción Cultural Española. 
dirprogramacion@accioncultural.es

Phd with mention of 'European Doctor' in Art History, European Diploma in Cultural Project Management and Master in European Union Law. Inmaculada has extensive experience in the cultural sector in countries such as Spain, Italy, Peru, Guatemala and Nicaragua. Between 2015 and 2023, she directed the Culture and Communication Observatory of the Fundación Alternativas, coordinating the production of the 'Report on the state of culture in Spain' and the Cultural Industries Forum. She is an expert consultant in planning and evaluating proposals for the development of public policies and projects on culture and communication. In addition to analyzing cultural phenomena and practices, she has carried out projects for cultural institutions, universities and other public and private organizations. She has been director of the Cultural Center of Spain in Guatemala and the Cultural Center of Spain in Nicaragua, as well as a teacher in postgraduate programs in Europe and Latin America.

Pilar Gómez Gutiérrez

Pilar Gómez Gutiérrez is Director of Production at Acción Cultural Española.
dirproduccion@accioncultural.es

She studied French at the Universidad Complutense in Madrid. A cultural management professional with more than 30 years’ experience, she began her career in 1982 as a manager of major theatres such as the Lara de Madrid. She combined this activity with what would be her profession for many years, being in charge of producing different stagings and tours under the direction of Manuel Canseco, José Osuna, Miguel Narros and Emilio Hernández, among others, for successive editions of the Veranos de la Villa programme of summer events and the Almagro, Sagunto and Mérida festivals.
          
In 1988 she set up her own company, producing cultural projects and events of different kinds, such as general meetings of financial and business institutions. After becoming director of Production of the International Festival of Mérida in 1990, she worked on different independent productions, prominent among which was La Fiesta Barroca, organised as part of the Madrid Capital of Culture events. In 1995 she was appointed Director of Production of the Compañía Nacional de Teatro Clásico, directed by Adolfo Marsillach.
          
In 2005, after serving in the Department of Culture of the regional government of Castile-La Mancha, she joined the Sociedad Estatal para la Acción Cultural Exterior, S.A., SEACEX, occupying the post of Director of Projects and Coordination until the merger and creation in December 2010 of the current Sociedad Estatal de Acción Cultural. 

Board of directors

President     
José Andrés Torres Mora     
CEO of Acción Cultural Española (AC/E)     

Members        
Ángeles Albert de León 
Director of Cabinet, Secretary of State for Culture
Ministry of Culture
Patricia Fernández Arespacochaga      
Advisory Member of the General Directorate of State Assets     
Ministry of Treasury
Daniel Fernández Gutiérrez          
Presidente del Real Patronato de la Biblioteca Nacional de España ​    
Luis Manuel García Montero      
Director of Instituto Cervantes     
Francisco Javier González Ruiz     
Secretary General of the Directorate General for State Heritage     
Ministry of the Treasury  
Santiago Herrero Amigo      
Director of Cultural and Scientific Relations of the AECID     
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation​    
Rafael Ivorra Zaragoza
Deputy Director of International Relations and European Union
Ministry of Culture
Ana María López Ansede    
Deputy Director General of the Modernization, Quality and Sustainability Unit.   
Presidency of the Government   
Ana Esmeralda Martínez Sáez     
Director General of International Economic Relations     
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation​     
Manuel Ángel de Miguel Monterrubio     
Deputy Director General of Personal Income Tax, Directorate General for Taxation     
Ministry of the Treasury  
Miguel Ángel Simón Gómez
Advisor to the Minister's Cabinet
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation​   ​​​   
Adriana Viz Fernández
Deputy Director of the Minister's Cabinet           
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation​   ​​​   

Secretary of the Board:     
Andrea Gavela Llopis     
Head of EU Litigation Unit     
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation

Audit and control comission

President 
Francisco Javier González Ruiz 
Secretary General of the Directorate General for State Heritage 
Ministry of the Treasury

Members 
Patricia Fernández-Mazarambroz Arespacochaga 
Advisor of the Directorate General for State Heritage 
Ministry of the Treasury
Manuel Ángel de Miguel Monterrubio 
Deputy Director General of Personal Income Tax, Directorate General for Taxation 
Ministry of the Treasury 

Secretary non member 
Andrea Gavela Llopis
Head of EU Litigation Unit 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation 

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